Protected car.



No. 738,220. n PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1903. E. C'. MANGELSDORP. PROTECTEDGAR.

v PPLIUATION FILED APB. 9, 190s.

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N MMM@ PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1903.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 190s. No MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET s.

W1 TNESSES.- [N1/EN TOR WMM@ t UNITED STAT-Es Patented September 8,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD C. MANGELSDORF, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.

PROTECTED CAR.

BEDECIFICATON forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 738,220, datedSeptember 8, 1903.

Application led April 9,1903. Serial No. 151,787. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. MANcELsnoi-nr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rock Island, in the county of Rock Island and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inProtected Cars; and I do hereby declare the following' to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates particularly to burglar-proof express-cars and itis the object of the invention to provide means whereby the messengersinside the car' may defend the same against the attacks oftrain-robbers.

The invention includes shields provided with port-holes and projectingbeyond the sides and the top of the car, so disposed that a personinside the car can" command with his weapons the sides and top thereof.

The invention further comprises means whereby the ventilators in theroof of the car may be closed by metal plates to prevent robbers fromcovering the messengers through the ventilators, as is sometimes done.

IVith these and other objects in view the invention is hereinafterdescribed and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l. is an outside elevation of a portion of a car, showing myinvention. Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is avertical cross-section showing on one sideastand folded and the otherside the stand open. Fig. a is a detail inside view of a cover for oneof the roof-holes; and Fig. 5 is an inside perspective view of the roofof a car, showing the ventilator-protectors.

Referring speeiiically to the drawings, t' indicates the sides of thecar, 7 the roof, and 8 the deck, in the sides of which latter are theventilating-transoms 0. At IO is indicated a protective shield forming asection of the side of the car and lioined to ashield ll, forming asection of the roof of the car. These shields are on each side of thecar and may be located directly opposite or diametrically opposite. Incars in which but one messenger travels it is advisable that the shieldsbe placed directly opposite. These shields are made of metal plate ofsufficient strength to withstand ordinary firearms, and they are bulgedout beyond the surface lines of the ear to give a command of the sidesthereof. The side protectors l() extend upward from about the middle ofthe car and are closed at the bottom by a plate I2. All the said partsare securely riveted together and to the ear-body.

The shields 10 contain a row of port-holes I3, arranged to give commandin various directions, and these port-holes may be opened or closed by aplate 14, which slides vertically within straps 16 and is operated by alever 17, connected thereto. In the roof-shield are port-holes 1S,directed toward the front and rear. They are closed by covers 19, hingedand latched within an d preferably provided with a water-tight packingto prevent leaks.

Vithin the car and beside each shield is a folding stand comprising atop 20, hinged at 2l to the side of the car and having hinged legs 22.These stands may be ordinarily used as convenient tables or folded upagainst the side shield, as shown on one side in Fig. 3. lVhen the caris attacked by robbers, the stands are let down to afford a convenientsupport for the messengers upon which to stand and fire through theports 1S.

The ventilator-protectors comprise plates 23, hinged at 24 to the deckof the ear. These plates are preferably formed of .metal to resist shotsand may be swung to or from the ventilator-openings by any suitable andconvenient mechanism. rlhey extend the entire length of the car, and Ihave shown an operating mechanism permitting si/multaneous action,consisting of two shafts 25, supported on crossbeams 26 within the deckof the car and carrying gear-wheels 27, engaging racks 2S, attached tothe plates. The shafts are rotated by a crank 29, convenientlypositioned in one end of the car and connected by chain, sprockets, andgearing to the gear-wheels Vof the shafts. At the time of an attack themessonger may by a few turns of. they crank swing the plates over theventilator-openings and prevent attack by the robbers therethrough. Atother times the plates are swung IOO away from the openings to permitthe customary ventilation.

The protectors above described may be applied to existing cars byremoving a portion of the sides and top, and as the shields arebullet-proof an effective means of defense is provided and any attack byrobbers to reach any part of the car may be foiled.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A car having a portion of its side wall and roof propermade ofbullet-proof material bnlged outwardly, said bulged portion being opento the interior 0f the car and extending laterally from the deck acrossthe roof and I5 part way down the side, and having ports.

2. A car-ventilator shield comprising bnllet-proof swinging plates hungfrom the deck, along beside the ventilators on each side, and means tosimultaneously swing the plates to 2 or from the ventilators.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD C. MANGELSDORF.

lVitnesses:

CARL L. ACKERLIND, HARRY G. BROOKS.

